La Pastorela = The shepherds' tale
(DVD)
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by VCI Entertainment, [2014].
Format
DVD
Edition
[Special edition].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Southside - Media
DVD Pastorela
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DVD Pastorela
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by VCI Entertainment, [2014].
Edition
[Special edition].
Language
English
UPC
089859853623, 0089859853623
Notes
General Note
Bonus features: Documentary - El Teatro Campensino: Looking back 25 years.
Creation/Production Credits
Directed & written by Luis Valdez ; producer, Richard D. Soto.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed and arranged by Joseph Julián González ; music director, David Silva ; songs performed by Los Lobos ; director of photography, Chuy Elizondo ; edited by Zach Staenberg.
Participants/Performers
Linda Ronstadt, Paul Rodriguez, Robert Beltran, Karla Montana, Freddy Fender, Cheech Marin, Don Novello, León Singer, Lupe Ontiveros, Miguel Sandoval, Mario Pardo, Anahuac Valdez, Lalo Guerrero, Rosa Maria Escalante, Flaco Jiménez, et al.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast on WNET-TV, New York, N.Y., Dec. 23, 1991.
Description
Television adaptation of Luis Valdez' Christmas play, originally staged by El Teatro Campesino.
Description
Filmed in and around San Juan Bautista Mission, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the play through the eyes of a young Chicana. In her surrealistic dream, she makes the journey with the shepherds.
System Details
DVD. Aspect ratio (1.33:1) ; NTSC ; All Regions ; PCM stereo.
Language
In English and Spanish; English subtitles.
Language
Performed primarily in English, with occasional Spanish words and phrases interpolated into the dialog. Songs in Spanish, with English subtitles.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Angels -- Drama.
Christmas music.
Christmas plays, Spanish.
Devil -- Drama.
Drama.
Dramatic television programs.
Families -- Drama.
Hispanic American theater -- California -- San Juan Bautista.
Jesus Christ -- Nativity.
Mexican American families -- Drama.
Mexican Americans -- Drama.
Musical theater -- California -- San Juan Bautista.
Shepherds in the Bible -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television musicals.
Video recordings.
Christmas music.
Christmas plays, Spanish.
Devil -- Drama.
Drama.
Dramatic television programs.
Families -- Drama.
Hispanic American theater -- California -- San Juan Bautista.
Jesus Christ -- Nativity.
Mexican American families -- Drama.
Mexican Americans -- Drama.
Musical theater -- California -- San Juan Bautista.
Shepherds in the Bible -- Drama.
Television adaptations.
Television musicals.
Video recordings.
Other Subjects